John Nelson

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The Passion of the Christ (2004)

The Road (2009)

Grandma's Boy (2006)

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (62 titles)

2013 Aim High (TV series) (first assistant director - 5 episodes)

– Episode #2.5 (2013) (first assistant director)

– Episode #2.4 (2013) (first assistant director)

– Episode #2.3 (2013) (first assistant director)

– Episode #2.2 (2013) (first assistant director)

– Episode #2.1 (2013) (first assistant director)

2011-2013 Happy Endings (TV series) (first assistant director - 25 episodes)

– Brothas & Sisters (2013) (first assistant director)

– Unsabotagable (2013) (first assistant director)

– She Got Game Night (2013) (first assistant director)

– The Storm Before the Calm (2013) (first assistant director)

– The Incident (2013) (first assistant director)

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2012 House of Lies (TV series) (first assistant director - 7 episodes)

– Business (2012) (first assistant director)

– Ouroboros (2012) (first assistant director)

– Veritas (2012) (first assistant director)

– Our Descent Into Los Angeles (2012) (first assistant director)

– Utah (2012) (first assistant director)

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2011 Franklin & Bash (TV series) (first assistant director)

2011 Flypaper (first assistant director)

2011 My Freakin' Family (TV movie) (first assistant director)

2010 Bright Falls (TV series) (first assistant director - 5 episodes)

– Off the Record (2010) (first assistant director)

– Local Flavor (2010) (first assistant director)

– Lights Out (2010) (first assistant director)

– Oh Deer (2010) (first assistant director)

– Time Flies (2010) (first assistant director)

2009-2010 Scrubs (TV series) (first assistant director - 7 episodes)

– Our Thanks (2010) (first assistant director)

– Our Dear Leaders (2010) (first assistant director)

– Our Stuff Gets Real (2010) (first assistant director)

– Our White Coats (2010) (first assistant director)

– Our Mysteries (2009) (first assistant director)

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2009/I The Road (first assistant director - as John M. Nelson)

2008-2009 Kath & Kim (TV series) (first assistant director - 10 episodes)

– Bachelorette (2009) (first assistant director)

– Idols (2009) (first assistant director)

– News (2009) (first assistant director)

– Florida (2009) (first assistant director)

– Friends (2008) (first assistant director)

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2009 The Eastmans (TV movie) (first assistant director)

2007-2008 Dirt (TV series) (first assistant director - 7 episodes)

– In Lieu of Flowers (2008) (first assistant director)

– What Is This Thing Called? (2008) (first assistant director)

– God Bless the Child (2008) (first assistant director)

– Welcome to Normal (2008) (first assistant director)

– Caught on Tape (2007) (first assistant director)

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2008 Medium (TV series) (first assistant director - 1 episode)

– Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble (2008) (first assistant director)

2008 Witless Protection (first assistant director)

2008 Skip Tracer (TV movie) (first assistant director)

2006-2007 The Nine (TV series) (first assistant director - 4 episodes)

– You're Being Watched (2007) (first assistant director)

– Outsiders (2006) (first assistant director)

– All About Eva (2006) (first assistant director)

– What's Your Emergency? (2006) (first assistant director)

2006 One Night with the King (first assistant director)

2006 Entourage (TV series) (first assistant director - 4 episodes)

– Vegas Baby, Vegas! (2006) (first assistant director)

– Strange Days (2006) (first assistant director)

– Crash and Burn (2006) (first assistant director)

– One Day in the Valley (2006) (first assistant director)

2006 Hoot (first assistant director)

2006 Grandma's Boy (first assistant director: additional photography)

2005 Entourage: Episode II (video) (first assistant director)

2004 Paparazzi (first assistant director)

2004 Arrested Development (TV series) (first assistant director - 6 episodes)

– Not Without My Daughter (2004) (first assistant director)

– Best Man for the Gob (2004) (first assistant director)

– Justice Is Blind (2004) (first assistant director - uncredited)

– Altar Egos (2004) (first assistant director)

– Staff Infection (2004) (first assistant director)

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2004 The Passion of the Christ (first assistant director: additional photography)

2004 Perfect Opposites (additional first assistant director - as John M. Nelson)

2003 House of 1000 Corpses (first assistant director)

2002 Friday After Next (first assistant director: additional photography)

2002 Blue Crush (first assistant director: additional photography)

2002 Buying the Cow (first assistant director: additional photography)

2002 Fitzgerald (TV movie) (first assistant director: Los Angeles)

2002 All About the Benjamins (first assistant director)

2002 Repli-Kate (first assistant director)

2001 The District (TV series) (first assistant director - 2 episodes)

– The Most Dangerous Job (2001) (first assistant director)

– Vigilante (2001) (first assistant director)

2001 My First Mister (first assistant director - as John M. Nelson)

2000 Beautiful (first assistant director)

2000 Panic (first assistant director - as John M. Nelson)

2000 Drowning Mona (first assistant director)

1999 Angel's Dance (first assistant director)

1999 Jawbreaker (first assistant director)

1998 Route 9 (TV movie) (first assistant director)

1998 Under Heaven (assistant director)

1998 Divorce: A Contemporary Western (first assistant director)

1997 The Emissary: A Biblical Epic (first assistant director)

1997 Man of Her Dreams (first assistant director)

1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series) (first assistant director)

1997 She's So Lovely (first assistant director)

1997 True Vengeance (video) (first assistant director)

1996 Unhook the Stars (first assistant director)

1996 The Dentist (first assistant director: second unit)

1996 The Arrival (assistant director: US second unit)

1996 Black Rose of Harlem (first assistant director)

1996 The Flight of the Dove (second second assistant director)

1995 Bloodfist VII: Manhunt (video) (second second assistant director)

1995 Alien Terminator (additional assistant director)

1995 Stripteaser (first assistant director)

1995 Dillinger and Capone (first assistant director)

1995 Forbidden Games (second assistant director: second unit)

1995 Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (first assistant director: second unit)

1995 The Crazysitter (second assistant director)

1994 In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (second second assistant director)

1994 Reflections on a Crime (second assistant director)

1994 Terminal Voyage (second assistant director)

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Alternate Names:

John M. Nelson

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)

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Stepgrandson of Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. See more »

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Gemini

John Nelson (III)

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 20,947 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Nelson (III) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director \| Producer \| Production Manager View Resume \| Official Photos » Trivia: Stepgrandson of Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. See more trivia » Born: John Huston June 8, 1959 in Newport Beach, California, USA
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